Remote Tristan, Chloe, Charleroi, and The Red Arrows

BLOG 1576 --- Day 813 of the Pandemic --- Day 98 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Howdy folks. Just practising my Howdy for the upcoming Calgary Stampede in July. 

I have a few more cards to have a look at and talk about. There are some nice stamps on them too. So here we go :

I`ll start off today with a card from Tristan da Cunha. the British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. That`s a place still on my bucket list. Some day maybe . This  group of volcanic islands is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying 2,437 km off the coast of Cape Town, 2,437 km off Saint Helena and 4,002 km off the coast of the Falkland Islands. 

 

Jean Pierre used 2 stamps on this one. The left stamp is 1 of 13 in a set of definitives , issued in 2020,  all showing Modern Mail Ships. This stamp shows the MV RSA. The right stamp , issued in 2014 is 1 of 4 in a set showing Paintings by British painter Augustus Earle. 

My next card is the 2nd of a series showing members of Celtic Woman. On this one we see Chloe Agnew, one of the original and current members of Celtic Woman. She is shown in Lissadell House, in county Sligo, Ireland. The house was built between 1830 and 1835.  Lissadell is famous as the childhood home of Constance Markievicz, her sister Eva Gore-Booth and her brother Josslyn Gore-Booth. Constance was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, and was the first woman to be elected to Dáil Eireann, where she served as Minister for Labour (thus becoming the first woman minister in a modern Western European democracy), and was also the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons at Westminster, London (where she declined to take her seat). Eva was a poet of distinction and an active suffragist, clashing with the young Winston Churchill over barmaids’ rights in 1908. Josslyn created at Lissadell one of the premier horticultural estates in Europe. This horticultural enterprise has now been recreated at Lissadell. The great poet W. B. Yeats was friendly with the Gore Booth sisters and stayed at Lissadell in 1892 and 1893. He immortalised Lissadell and the Gore Booth sisters in his poetry: "In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markiewicz"

The light of evening, Lissadell,
Great windows open to the south,
Two girls in silk kimonos, both
Beautiful, one a gazelle.

Chloe made her singing debut on National Television at the age of 6. She has the incredible honor of performing for three consecutive US Presidents ( Clinton, Bush and Obama ) before she turned 20. She has collaborated with the likes of Chris De Burgh and Anne Murray. In 2012 she was named Best Female Vocalist at the Irish Music Awards. 

All cards in this series were made possible with the help of David from Dublin. The 3 stamps are the same as those featured on the first card of this series in my blog of May 30th. 

Today`s third card is from Belgium, It`s a multi-view card showing Charleroi, a city in Wallonia in south-central Belgium. In 2018 the BBC reported that Charleroi was labelled as the ugliest city in the world. That`s quite the handle for any city. I`ve never been to Charleroi so I can`t offer an opinion. Interestingly though, that BBC report actually brought lots of tourists and wealthy investors into the heart of the run down rust belt of Northern Europe. So maybe, Charleroi benefited in the long run. 

 

Johan used a new stamp on this card. The stamp and postcard received a First Day of Issue on March 21st. It is 1 of 5 in a minisheet showing Squares in the City of Charleroi.

Now here`s a card from Great Britain, a PostCrossing card actually. It shows 5 of the Red Arrows , the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force, flying in formation. They were formed in 1964.

Postcrosser Jennifer used 3 stamps on her card. The stamp on the right is 1 of 5 issued in 1998 showcasing Children`s Literature. In this case it`s `` Through The Looking Glass `` . The middle stamp , issued in 1998 , is 1 of 4 honorinh Pioneering Saints. The left stamp, from 1997,  is 1 of 4 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. A timely stamp considering tomorrow The Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee - 70 years on the throne.

 So ends another blog here on GemWorldPostcards. Thanks go out to Jean Pierre, David, Johan and Jennifer for all their help getting these cards to me. Take care.